Title Living under the shadow : cultural impacts of volcanic eruptions / edited by John Grattan and Robin Torrence

Published Walnut Creek, Calif. : Left Coast Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 307 pages) : illustrations, maps Series One world archaeology series ; 53 One world archaeology ; 53. Contents Beyond gloom and doom: the long-term consequences of volcanic disasters / John Grattan and Robin Torrence -- The Campanian Ignimbrite factor: towards a reappraisal of the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic 'transition' / Francesco G Fedele [and others] -- Chaos and selection in catastrophic environments: Willaumez Peninsula, Papua New Guinea / Robin Torrence and Trudy Doelman -- People and volcanoes in the Zapotitan valley, El Salvador / Payson Sheets -- Paleoindians and megafaunal extinction in the Basin of Mexico: the role of the 10.5 k Upper Toluca Pumice eruption / Silvia Gonzalez and David Huddart -- Living with the volcano: the 11th century AD eruption of Sunset Crater / Mark D Elson [and others] Ecological roadblocks on a constrained landscape: the cultural effects of catastrophic Holocene volcanism on the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska / Richard VanderHoek and RE Nelson -- The long shadow: understanding the influence of the Laki fissure eruption on human mortality in Europe / John Grattan, Sabina Michnowicz, and Roland Rabartin -- Volcanic oral traditions in hazard assessment and mitigation / Shane J Cronin and Katharine V Cashman -- Geomythology, theodicy, and the continuing relevance of religious worldviews on responses to volcanic eruptions / David K Chester and Angus M Duncan -- Planning for the future: a multidisciplinary approach to reconstructing the Buag episode of Mt Pinatubo, Philippines / J-C Gaillard [and others] -- Archaeology of fire and glass: cultural adoption of Glass Mountain obsidian / Carolyn D Dillian -- Beyond the catastrophe: the volcanic landscape of Barú, western Panama / Karen Holmberg Summary "Popularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume - from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology - show that human societies have been incredibly resilient and, in the long run, have often recovered remarkably well from wide scale disruption and significant mortality. They have often used eruptions as a trigger for environmental enrichment, cultural change, and adaptation. These historical studies are relevant to modern hazard management because they provide records for a far wider range of events and responses than have been recorded in written records, yet are often closely datable and trackable using standard archaeological and geological techniques. Contributors also show the importance of traditional knowledge systems in creating a cultural memory of dangerous locations and community responses to disaster. The global and temporal coverage of the research reported is impressive, comprising studies from North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, and ranging in time from the Middle Palaeolithic to the modern day."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English Print version record digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL SUBJECT Eruption gnd Subject Archaeology and natural disasters -- Congresses Volcanoes -- Social aspects -- History -- Congresses Social change -- History -- Congresses Human ecology -- History -- Congresses Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- History -- Congresses SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology. Archaeology and natural disasters Human beings -- Effect of environment on Human ecology Social change Volcanoes -- Social aspects Vulkan Auswirkung Sozialer Wandel Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings History Form Electronic book Author Grattan, John Torrence, Robin World Archaeological Congress (5th : 2003 : Washington, D.C.) LC no. 2007018705 ISBN 1598747770 9781598747775 9781315425160 1315425165 1315425173 9781315425177 9781315425153 1315425157

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